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Amazon SES and MX Records

Discussion in 'Domains, DNS, Email & SSL Certificates' started by Jon Snow, Sep 5, 2017.

  1. Jon Snow

    Jon Snow Active Member

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    I remember having to set an MX record for Amazon SES when I was setting it up. Since Amazon SES is only email sending, is it safe to delete the MX record for it?

    I use another email service for receiving emails and the SES MX Record might cause problems with it receiving emails.

     
  2. eva2000

    eva2000 Administrator Staff Member

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    yeah can remove you do not need MX record for Amazon SES